Fortis Academy 4th grade - Week 21: Feb. 4 - 10, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 21Tuesday
2/4/2025
Wednesday
2/5/2025
Thursday
2/6/2025
Friday
2/7/2025
Monday
2/10/2025
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipFaith - Jesus replied to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him." -Mark 11:22-23
BibleMatthew 1 & 2Matthew 4Matthew 5-6Matthew 14:13-36
MathCh. 11, L5: TB pg. 51-55,
WB pg. 42-43
Ch. 11, L6: Practice TB pgs. 56-57 CCCCh. 11 TestComplete Saxon Math Packet (sent home)
SpellingReview Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. DS 4-6. Play Sparkle!Make spelling test corrections (5x), Review Card box. DS 7-9. Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed
Step 18 Spelling TestStep 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book pg. 10, Dictate 10 wordsDS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice."
GrammarReview P3 sentences written last weekDaily GrammarDaily Grammar
WritingL25: The Milky Way, Create fused outline from 3 source texts. Introduce VSS opener.Complete Style Practice pgs. 191-192. Using the composition checklist on pg. 192 and your KWO begin writing a RD on The Milky Way.Complete RD. We will write the FD later. In the meantime we will be taking notes and making KWO's for our 3 history project paragraphs.Fuse your notes for Topic 1 into a KWO for first history project paragraph. Bring your KWO for paragraph 1 on Tuesday.
ReadingDiscuss Number the Stars Ch. 8-9, Read Ch. 10Read Ch. 11-12 and write the answers to questions 1 & 2 pg. 34.DiscussionRead Ch. 14-15, write the answers to questions 3-6 pgs. 34-35.
HistoryIntroduce WWII history project and choose topics for research paperRead "Rebuilding the Fatherland" pgs. 355-361 & write the answers to questions on pg. 55. Choose your topics to research for WW II project. Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study.WW II: Causes of the war Take notes in classRead SOTW pgs. 305-309: "The Three Way War" & continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. KWO for 1st paragraph due Tues.See Handout for more Project information.
GeographyEastern EuropeColor & label the countries on your map.Eastern EuropeReview each country in Eastern Europe
ScienceComplete Bird ID project, Send home Central Texas Birds to Memorize.Color the Mockingbird pg.15, Cardinals, pg.16, & Blue Jay pg.39 in your green journal.Act.9.9 Bird Food ExperimentComplete WDYR pgs.195 & 196 using your TB as needed.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/20
POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/13
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8
Coming Soon:
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange💕
Saturday, Feb. 15 - Fortis Talent Show 6pm
Thursday, Feb. 27 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!

Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence. Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Faith. Faith is belief in God and His promises. Fruit of the Spirit: Joy. Joy is a serene and stable happiness that finds its roots in God.
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Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Optional: Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week). You could also make copies of the blank 1-12 times table and see how many they can fill out in 5 minutes. The quicker they have their multiplication facts memorized the easier everything will be.

Objectives:

1. Find the perimeter of composite figures.

2. Practice finding area and perimeter.

3. Assess finding area and perimeter.

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Spelling

Objective: Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.

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Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
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Grammar

Objective: Review and practice.

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Writing 

Objectives:

1. Make a fused KWO from three source texts.

2. Brainstorm dress-ups.

3. Introduce the VSS dress-up.

4. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, facts, clincher sentence and dress-ups describing the Milky Way.

5. Take notes from at least 3 source texts to create a "fused" KWO for the 1st paragraph of your WW II paper.

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History 

Objectives:

1. Know that WW II began in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland. 2. Choose an aspect of WW II for further study and research presentation.

3. Identify causes and key figures of WW II.

4. Research and take notes on your selected topic.


Note: This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s). You will need to have several facts from at
least three books and/or websites (please have at least 1 book source per paragraph. We have a few in our classroom). 
Please do not delay in finding sources so you don't fall behind on weekly assignments. There are many websites on WWII that are age-appropriate. Here is one that may be helpful:
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Science

Objectives:
1. Identify Texas birds. 
2. Accurately and neatly color male & female birds of a given species.
3. Experiment to see what type of birdseed Fortis birds prefer.
4. Review.
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Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work:

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided. (Note: I will occasionally supplement our Geography lesson with hands-on map reading skills.)

Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/13


Key Dates for 3rd quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968 

Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 20 - Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

 

4th Grade Week 20Tuesday
1/28/2025
Wednesday
1/29/2025
Thursday
1/30/2025
Friday
1/31/2025
Monday
2/3/2025
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJustice- "Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy." -Isaiah 30:18
Bible
Esther 3-8
Nehemiah 1
Neh. 2,4 & 6:15-16
Malachi 3
MathCh 10 Quiz & Ch. 11, L1:
TB pgs. 33-37,
WB pgs. 29-31
Ch. 11, L2:
TB pgs. 38-40,
WB pgs. 32-33
Ch. 11, L3:
TB pgs. 41-45,
WB pgs. 35-37
Ch. 11, L4:
TB pgs. 46-50,
WB pgs. 39-41
Have your student memorize the formulas for Area & Perimeter. Area = Length x Width, Perimeter = sum of all sides (or P= 2 x Length + 2 x Width)
SpellingReview New Teaching (Make It Plural book) and Writing Station words. DS 4-6.Rewrite Step 16 Test misspelled words 5x correctly, Step 17: Review Card Box, DS 7-9.Step 17 Spelling TestStep 18 New Teaching, Complete Make it Plural Book pgs. 7-9, Dictate 10 words.DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 18 Practice."
GrammarCh. 16, L1: The Indirect Object & Pattern 3. Jingle Time, Grammar Time.Ch. 16, L1: Jingle 17, Practice 1,2, & 3 (Practice book pgs. 78 & 79) CCCCh. 16, L2: Grammar Time & Write a P3 sentence.Ch. 16, L3: Jingle 17, Grammar Time, Practice Time pg. 80 CCC
WritingL24: Great Bear Constellation - Create outlines from 2 sources, create a fused KWO pg. 179.Complete style practice pgs. 180-181, vocab study. Using your fused outline & composition checklist pg. 182 begin writing RD.Complete RD, edit & begin writing FD.Complete FD of Great Bear. Use your rubric to make sure you have all required elements.
Due Tues.
ReadingNumber the Stars DiscussionRead Ch. 6-7 and write the answers to questions 6-11, pgs. 21-22 in your journal.Symbolism in literature & Vocab StudyRead Ch 8-9 and write the answers to questions 1-5, pg. 27 in your journal.
HistoryChina and The Long MarchBlack Tues & the New Deal pgs. 335-341. Write the answer to journal questions 1-4 only.The Great DepressionRead "Hitler's Rise to Power," pgs. 341-346 and write the answers to questions in your journal.We will introduce our WW II project next week. You may want to discuss subject options with your child and take a trip to the library to get some books. It's good to teach them how to maneuver in a library and utilize books for research as opposed to just looking everything up online.
GeographyEastern Europe
SciencePasserines & Practice bird identification.Read TB pgs. 181-184. Check out Songbirds.Practice Bird IdentificationRead TB pgs. 185-188. Check out Songbirds.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/20
POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/13
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8

Coming Soon:
Thursday, Jan. 30 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, Pizza!
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange💘

Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence. Start your homeschool day with prayer and a Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Justice. Justice is the cardinal virtue that consists of the constant and firm will to give what is due to God and neighbor. Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness meets the needs of others and avoids harshness.
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Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is needing extra practice on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Optional: Correct and return to school for an extra credit completion grade. (Two sheets per week.)

Objectives:

1. Find the area of a figure given the side lengths by converting units.

2. Find the unknown side of a rectangle given the area and one side.

3. Find the area of rectangular paths.

4. Find the perimeter of rectangles.

5. Find the length of an unknown side given the length of one side and the perimeter.

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Spelling

Objective:
1. Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe.

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Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Identify symbolism in literature.

3. Learn new vocabulary.

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Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify and classify P3 sentences with a subject noun, verb-transitive, indirect object, and direct object.

2. Write a practice P3 sentence.

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Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the Unit 6 structural model.
2. Create source outlines from two sources.
3. Create a fused outline.
4. Write a 1-paragraph report about the Great Bear constellation.
5. Correctly use vocabulary words: jealous and judge.
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History 

Objectives:

1. Study civil wars in China that eventually led to Mao's Communist rule.

2. Know that the Stock Market crashed in 1929 leading to the Great Depression. 3. Know that Hitler rose to power in Germany during the Great Depression.

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Science

Objective: 
1. Identify several characteristics of Passerines.
2. Identify several purposes of bird calls.
3. Practice identifying Texas birds using a field guide.
4. Know the purposes of bird banding.

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Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone." These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of the U.S. Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America"

For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/13


Key Dates for 3rd quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968